'Justin Trudeau's UN Speech Outlines Canada's 'Humiliation' Of Indigenous Peoples''He even referred to the international condemnation Canada has received.'http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2017/09/21/justin-trudeaus-un-speech-outlines-canadas-humiliation-of-indigenous-peoples_a_23218217/

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Of course almost everytime he starts spewing platitudes, reality comes along to bite himon the ass...

"Ottawa says health programs for Indigenous peoples have 'room for review' but is makingno promises to halt a court case that has cost taxpayers $110,000 and counting - all toavoid paying a $6,000 bill for a teen?s braces.

Jane Philpott, the former health minister recently appointed minister of Indigenousservices, said through a spokesperson that 'unacceptable' social and economic gaps facingIndigenous peoples, including health care, were the motivations in the establishment ofher department.

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But the statement from Philpott's office Friday was silent on the specific case that hasraised the ire of critics, who say Ottawa is wasting tax dollars and falling down on itsresponsibility to look after the health of Indigenous children, all in a bid to avoidpaying for a child's orthodontic treatment."https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/09/29/ottawa-racks-up-110000-in-legal-bills-to-avoid-paying-for-indigenous-teens-braces.html

Good. It could set a precedent. Apparently Health Canada dismissed herapplication because her condition was not serious enough. If they payfor her braces they could end up having to foot the bill for thousandsof others. I have known lots of people who wore braces at some pointand they had to pay for them themselves.

Good. It could set a precedent. Apparently Health Canada dismissed herapplication because her condition was not serious enough. If they payfor her braces they could end up having to foot the bill for thousandsof others. I have known lots of people who wore braces at some pointand they had to pay for them themselves.

Umm it wouldn't set a precedent, in that any other kids/parents could still sue on thesame grounds. Legal precedents affect decisions, not admissability, afaik.

And this is part of a pattern of ongoing abuses. The gov't is desperate to show theirhumility re old abuses (by spending billions of taxpayer dollars) yet they continue withthe same behaviour. Beneath the public rhetoric the gov't continues to fight tooth &nail against reform. They are fighting against native women who lost their statusbecause they married a non-native man; they are doing little or nothing to address thepotable water issue on reserves which is their sole responsibility, and they've spenthundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars fighting an order by the Canadian Human RightsCommission that they treat native kids equally with non-natives.

Good. It could set a precedent. Apparently Health Canadadismissed her application because her condition was not seriousenough. If they pay for her braces they could end up having to footthe bill for thousands of others. I have known lots of people whowore braces at some point and they had to pay for them themselves.

Umm it wouldn't set a precedent, in that any other kids/parents couldstill sue on the same grounds. Legal precedents affect decisions,not admissability, afaik.

It would be a precedent because those others who would be able to suewould look back on the decision from his one and point out that thegovernment had paid in this case. The alternative would be for thegovernment to say that they aren't going to pay those future claims andthey did not in this case. Then people would realize a suit would be awaste of time and money.

I don't understand why the federal government is obligated to providedrinking water on reserves. They are remote, rural communities. Millionsof Canadians live on rural properties where they have to make their ownarrangements. They have wells dug or they have cisterns to collect rainwater or have it trucked in. Cities and towns have municipal waterwhich is funded through charges for usage and taxes. Residential landdevelopment involves the installation on water mains and sewers.

I am curious about how they calculate the amount paid for education fornative kids compared to that paid for the rest of Canadian children.There is a formula for government funding for school boards based on thenumber of children and their attendance. The dropout rate for nativestudents is four times higher than the national average. If theyaren't in school there isn't or should not be funded, and cost perstudent stats should only include those that are actually in school.

You cannot expect complete educational facilities in every school. Manyof them are small reservations with just a few hundred people and thereare not enough high school students in the area to justify a schoolbuilding and staff. They are sent to larger cities and the governmentpicks up the bill for transportation and accommodation.